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Cheryl Gowin, Counselor and Dennis Gowin, Director of Discovery Counseling Center. Contact us with your feedback, comments, issues or questions at 434-808-2426 or dgowin@discoverycounseling.org.

Homeschooling — The Three “S’s” to Success

Homeschooling — The Three “S’s” to Success

Just think, only 10 months ago, your kids left home and went to school five days a week!  A building where teachers lectured, your kids worked on…

Burden vs. Load

Burden vs. Load

Has a friend ever come to you with a problem?  He or she is distraught and cries out for your help.  Your first thought, I have to…

Ahhh, I Just Don’t Care

Ahhh, I Just Don’t Care

Don’t Care.  It’s no use.  What is the point?  I’ll do it tomorrow.  Can you hear yourself saying these words?  Your internal tape, that playing in your…

Lifelong Connections

Lifelong Connections

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.  Aristotle   Do you agree with Aristotle?  Aristotle is voicing the same sentiment as the Bible, where…

Support Your Team

Support Your Team

In today’s world, teenagers are exposed to many traumatic events, and most feel they face a range of life stressors.  This exposure to harrowing experiences can have…

Bitter Isn’t Better

Bitter Isn’t Better

Is it better to be angry or bitter?  Paul tells us in Ephesians 4:31 to get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, and slander, along with…

Fixer Upper

Fixer Upper

Do you like TV rehab programs like Fixer Upper, Good Bones, or Love It or List It?  These shows find old homes that are in various stages…

Does Love Mean Never Having to Say You Are Sorry?

Does Love Mean Never Having to Say You Are Sorry?

How many of you are parents?  If your answer is yes, then you are faced with challenges every day.  You are the one who is wiser and…

What Emotions Are You Facing?

What Emotions Are You Facing?

How are the reports about riots, floods, explosions, a five-year-old killed by a neighbor, and of course, let’s not forget the Coronavirus, affecting you?  What is your…

My Spouse Is An Alcoholic! Now What?

My Spouse Is An Alcoholic! Now What?

Drinking alcohol is a legal option that everyone over 21 faces.  For some, it is a straightforward choice.  It takes no effort to decide not to drink…